Health Insurance
Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
Taft-Hartley Group Chooses Cost Control Vendor
By staff WriterThe Connecticut Coalition of Taft-Hartley Health Funds will be offering member health plans cost-control services from Premier Healthcare Exchange Inc. (PHX).
July 15, 2010
Mergermarket: Health Care M&A Activity to Pick UpMost health care investors expect the number of mergers and acquisitions in that sector to increase, analysts report.
July 15, 2010
John J. Nelson Receives NAHU's Highest HonorGordon Memorial Award Recognizes Industry's Person of the Year
July 15, 2010
Diabetes drug may cause heart problems in elderly patientsFor seniors with Type 2 diabetes, the drug Avandia may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, according to a study published by the American Medical Association.
July 15, 2010
Medical research will now include elderlyA new trend in healthcare, known as comparative effectiveness research (CER), in which drugs, devices and therapies are studied to determine their effectiveness for a given population, is being expanded to include treatments for elderly patients.
July 15, 2010
Decoding State Health Insurance ExchangesWith the largest expansion of the nation's health care system since President Johnson created the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965, the new health reform law has major implications for small businesses and brokers alike.
July 15, 2010
Decoding State Health Insurance ExchangesWith the largest expansion of the nation's health care system since President Johnson created the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965, the new health reform law has major implications for small businesses and brokers alike.
July 14, 2010
PPACA: Independent Denial Reviewers Call for ChangesRegulators should make the health plan decision appeals process more independent, according to a group that represents independent review organizations.